An Apple Can’t Confess. But You Can.
I love apples. I especially love those that have been bred to be particularly sweet. They look so wonderful and appetizing on the...
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May 24, 20183 min read
What is the Sin that Leads to Death?
Among the most difficult passages in the bible is 1 John 5:16-17. The reason that it is difficult is that John doesn’t give us much...
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May 17, 20182 min read
Here’s Why You Have to Know the REAL Jesus
I know a guy in Mississippi, a family friend, who learned a costly lesson a few years ago. He’s an experienced man, old enough to have...
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May 10, 20182 min read
4 Ways to Honor Your Mother Everyday
One of the most important commands in the bible is to honor our mothers. It is one of the first direct commands the bible gives us, and...
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Apr 26, 20182 min read
What it Means to Keep on Sinning
Sometimes the bible presents us with disturbing truths. These truths serve as dire warnings of terrible things to come, and they...
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Apr 19, 20182 min read
How Healthy Are Your Food Sources
You’ve heard the old saying, “you are what you eat.” Obviously, this statement is not to be taken absolutely literally. Instead, its a...
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Apr 12, 20182 min read
Living in a Faith Community
Every Christian must live his or her life under authority. We are to live under the authority of the Bible, and under the authority of...
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Apr 5, 20182 min read
Looking At My Sins With Jesus
One of the most liberating things I do in my life is to admit my flaws. Acknowledging that I am imperfect isn’t always easy, but it takes...
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Mar 29, 20182 min read
Darkness Defeated by Light
A couple of thousand years ago, spiritual darkness covered all the places where men lived. There were a few glimmers here and there that...
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Mar 22, 20182 min read
Fickleness and Faithfulness
An unfortunate quality of humanity is that we too often tend to be fickle. Fickle means to change frequently in regards to one’s...
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Mar 15, 20182 min read
Who Do You Obey?
All people are obedient. Burglars, rapists, murderers, thieves, drug dealers, drug addicts, cops, preachers, cookie baking grandmas and...
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Mar 8, 20182 min read
The Two Sides of Disobedience
Disobedience comes in two forms. In one form God tells us things notto do, and we disobey when we do them. For instance, God tells us...
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Mar 1, 20182 min read
The Evil in Good Intentions
Your good intentions can be quite evil. Too often, they motivate poor choices. Most people grasp that truth well, but they still use...
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Feb 22, 20182 min read
You Can’t Hear Until You Trust
God has graced me with the opportunity to counsel a lot of people. In those instances, I do my best to bring to bear whatever wisdom he...
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Feb 15, 20182 min read
Hearing God in the Noise
Background noise will dampen your ability to hear specific sounds. In fact, this is so true that I often use background noise to my...
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Feb 1, 20182 min read
Brief Tips on Hearing God
There is no reason to believe that God no longer speaks to men. In fact, there is an established pattern from the beginning of the...
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Jan 25, 20182 min read
How to Lift Jesus Up, and Other Mysteries
We sing song after song about how we exalt God. We sing how we lift his name on high, how we will exalt him forever, how we should...
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Jan 18, 20182 min read
Desperation & Prayer
There is an interesting story in the bible in which Jehoshaphat, one of good kings of Judah, is being ambushed by an alliance of enemies...
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Jan 11, 20182 min read
What’s In A Name?
Being specific is a necessity in so many of life’s domains. For instance, if you’re going to set life goals, they should be specific,...
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Jan 4, 20182 min read
What Does Prayer Do?
There are few Christian disciplines as important as the discipline of prayer. Ironically, there are few Christians who engage that...
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